Occam's Beard

Name: Occam's Beard
Director: David Ezell
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Luke Kelly-Sass

25m

★ 0.0

DramaThriller

Occam’s Beard is a contained psychological drama centered on a tense therapy session between a former child actor and his longtime psychiatrist. What begins as a routine appointment gradually unravels into a confrontation over memory, identity, and the stories people create to survive emotional trauma. Through fragmented flashbacks and shifting perspectives, the film explores the instability of memory and the danger of overly simple explanations in both psychology and human relationships. As buried truths emerge, the boundaries between perception and reality begin to blur for both men. The screenplay received Best Short Screenplay honors at the Big Apple Film Festival, was named a Top 10 finalist for the Filmmatic InRoads Fellowship, and as of May 2026, was nominated for Best Short Screenplay at the Cannes Film Awards.

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Watch Occam's Beard full movie online for free in HD quality on Watch Online Stream. Stream from Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, and more without any subscription or sign up. Occam’s Beard is a contained psychological drama centered on a tense therapy session between a former child actor and his longtime psychiatrist. What begins as a routine appointment gradually unravels into a confrontation over memory, identity, and the stories people create to survive emotional trauma. Through fragmented flashbacks and shifting perspectives, the film explores the instability of memory and the danger of overly simple explanations in both psychology and human relationships. As buried truths emerge, the boundaries between perception and reality begin to blur for both men. The screenplay received Best Short Screenplay honors at the Big Apple Film Festival, was named a Top 10 finalist for the Filmmatic InRoads Fellowship, and as of May 2026, was nominated for Best Short Screenplay at the Cannes Film Awards.

Cast

Luke Kelly-Sass

Joey Ellison

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